NBA : Milwaukee Bucks vs Denver Nuggets Odds & Prediction

Game Info: March 26, 2025 9:00PM EST @ Ball Arena

The Milwaukee Bucks are set to take on the Denver Nuggets in what seems to be a mix-up between teams that would want a bit of consistency. While the Bucks have dominated, say, over the Lakers, the team has suffered two tough ones, to the Thunder and Warriors. At the same time, the Nuggets have had their days, even coming up with a significant victory against the Warriors yet losing two games to the Bulls and Trail Blazers. They both enter this match with the same recent records, therefore really making this matchup game an interesting one to watch.

Betting Odds and Info

These are the latest odds as of writing:

Moneyline: Bucks 2.80 , Nuggets 1.46

Spread: Bucks +6 , Nuggets -6

Over/Under: 225

Team Recent Performance

Milwaukee Bucks

The loss came to the Suns 106-108 on 25 Mar, but they managed to cover as 3-point underdogs with the total going under 223.5. Kingston-on-March 23, they clobbered the Kings by a score of 114-108, managing to cover as 1.5-point underdogs-the total number remaining under 223. They pulverized the Lakers by 118 to 89 on March 21 while covering as 8.5 favorites and the total going under 216. Against the Warriors 19 March they found no fortune, being 2 point favorites and trailing 93-104; total remained under 225. Their worst loss happened on March 17 against the Thunder-105-121 because they were also again underdogs by 5.5 points; total went under again at 233.5.

Denver Nuggets

They were defeated by the Bulls on March 25 as they put up 119 points to 129, thus failing to beat the 2.5-points spread, while the totals tallied above 239 points. A day before that, the squad was able to outrun the Houston Rockets, winning handsomely at 116-111, underdogged by 8 points and covering against a tally of 223 points. They lost to the Trail Blazers on 22 March, putting up still 109 to 128 in favor of the rival, not winning against the spread even though they were slight favorites by 1.5 points with the totals going over 227.5. March 20 was quite heavy for them as the Lakers did defeat them, though they did not cover the spread with 108-120, and they were underdogs by 5.5 points. The best win occurred on March 18 when they beat the Warriors by the score of 114-105 as underdogs by 13 points and the total scored was less than 232.5.

Team Head-to-Head Matchup

The Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets have both finished with 5 wins and 5 losses over their last ten games. Milwaukee is 4-6 against the spread, while Denver is better at 6-4. The Bucks finish at 3-7 on the over-under, while the Nuggets echo that number with 3-7. Offensively, Denver has the upper hand, scoring an average of 114.2 points per game against Milwaukee’s 109.0. Halftime scores are almost equal and the Bucks are averaging 57.2 points against Denver’s 57.3. In shooting, Milwaukee is well ahead of the Nuggets at 46.82% shooting from the floor against 46.86% shooting for the Nuggets. The Nuggets grab a slight advantage in the rebounding department at 45.1 against the Bucks’ 44.3. Milwaukee has been able to earn 136 three-pointers out of 366 attempts; Denver enters this game with their own three-point shooting efficiency of 132 for 359 tries. Defensively, the Nuggets force more turnovers at 7.8 steals per game as compared to the Bucks, who average 6.4 steals per game.

Team Injuries Update

Milwaukee Bucks

Damian Lillard (PG, calf) is out for Thursday. Kevin Porter (PF, coach’s decision) and Jericho Sims (C, thumb) are questionable.

Denver Nuggets

Aaron Gordon (SF, calf) is questionable. Nikola Jokic (C, elbow) and DaRon Holmes (Achilles) are out.

SPORTBOOK.AG’s Prediction

The Denver Nuggets will win but the Milwaukee Bucks will cover the spread with the total staying under 225.

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